Which upgrade you made on your bike satisfied you most?
07-02-13, 06:27 PM
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So far just the saddle but I'm hoping for a some Zipp 30's this winter. I'm guessing they'll be a little better than the Oval wheels that came with the bike.
07-02-13, 06:39 PM
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Good shoes and bibs.
Brifters.
Brifters.
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07-02-13, 07:22 PM
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Changing from my stock saddle to my Specialized Romin.
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07-02-13, 09:04 PM
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contact points, in order as follows: saddle (Specialized Toupe Plus), pedals (Time I-clic racer), bars (FSA Wing Pro), shoes (Fizik R3 uomo).
07-02-13, 09:11 PM
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07-03-13, 12:47 AM
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Not going to include clipless pedals since they were on the bike initially.
In order from best to worst: 23mm soul 3.0 wheels + 4000S tires, koolstop salmons up front, 7700 chain, full carbon fork with threadless headset. Everything else, new cassette, new crank, saddle, etc has been nice but not a huge difference in performance. 23mm wide wheels however are the bee's knees. Highly recommended.
In order from best to worst: 23mm soul 3.0 wheels + 4000S tires, koolstop salmons up front, 7700 chain, full carbon fork with threadless headset. Everything else, new cassette, new crank, saddle, etc has been nice but not a huge difference in performance. 23mm wide wheels however are the bee's knees. Highly recommended.
07-03-13, 03:04 AM
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In order: Clipless pedals, Specialized gel saddle, 26t inner chain ring.
07-03-13, 06:31 AM
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07-03-13, 06:44 AM
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So hard to pick the best one ...
-- going to a mtn bike cassette on my road bicycles
-- going to two-sided pedals (platform on one side, clipless on the other)
-- my Brooks saddles
-- SON dynohub
-- steel fork
-- thudbuster seatpost on the tandem
-- going to a mtn bike cassette on my road bicycles
-- going to two-sided pedals (platform on one side, clipless on the other)
-- my Brooks saddles
-- SON dynohub
-- steel fork
-- thudbuster seatpost on the tandem
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07-03-13, 07:03 AM
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White bar tape. Now I look the cool kids from last year.
Next color is Trek Blue/Green
Next color is Trek Blue/Green
07-03-13, 07:34 AM
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The rider. I've lost 45 lbs since January 2nd.
Other than that ... 25mm Conti GP4000s for my Surly. Picked up speed w/o sacrificing ride quality.
Other than that ... 25mm Conti GP4000s for my Surly. Picked up speed w/o sacrificing ride quality.
07-03-13, 08:35 AM
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07-03-13, 08:50 AM
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07-03-13, 09:02 AM
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